Generalleutnant Alexander Holle Born: 27 Feb 1898 in Bielefeld Died: 16 Jul 1978 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Jul 1916); Leutnant (27 Jan 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1933); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1940); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as F�hnrich, Platoon and Company Leader in the 13th Infantry-Regiment and Balloon-Observer (16 Nov 1915-30 Sep 1919)
Battery-Officer with the Light Munitions-Column of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-15 May 1920)
Battery-Officer with the 4th Heavy Artillery-Battalion (16 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Officer in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Company-Officer in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
Secret Flying-Training in a Foreign Country (01 Apr 1928-31 Oct 1929)
Reactivated to Army Service as Company-Officer in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-30 Sep 1931)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division and Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of the Army Command (01 Jan 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 1st Flying-Division (01 Apr 1934-31 May 1935)
Advisor with the Inspector Of Bomber Flying, RLM (01 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Commander of I. Group of Stuka-Wing 163 �Immelmann� and at the same time, Air-Base-Commandant Breslau (01 Jul 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Chief Of Staff of Luftwaffe-Command East Prussia (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the IV. Flying-Corps (01 Feb 1939-14 Oct 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 26 and at the same time Flying-Leader North-East (15 Oct 1940-07 Jun 1943)
Detached to the Staff of Luftwaffe-Command South-East (07 Jun 1943-14 Jun 1943)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Staff Greece (15 Jun 1943-24 Aug 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the X. Flying-Corps (01 Jan 1943-22 May 1943)
Acting-Chief of Air-Fleet 4 (25 Aug 1944-27 Sep 1944)
Acting-Chief of Air-Fleet 3 (22 Sep 1944-26 Sep 1944)
Chief of Luftwaffe-Command West (28 Sep 1944-11 Dec 1944)
Commanding General of Luftwaffe in Denmark and at the same time Commanding General of the IV. Flying-Corps (15 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity and then Interned (08 May 1945-08 Feb 1948)
Released (08 Feb 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 23.12.1942 als Oberst und Fliegerf�hrer Nord
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.05.1942 als Oberst und Fliegerf�hrer Nord
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 23.08.1942
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